Confered Degree | Duration | ECTS

Programme Director

Secretariat

Entrance Conditions

This study cycle accepts candidates who submit their application via the institutional entrance competition and have obtained a positive score in one of the following national entrance exams:

04- Economics17- Mathematics Applied to Social Sciences18- Portuguese

Candidates may also apply via the regimes of institution/programme transfer or via Special Application, in accordance with the legal regulations in force (holders of higher education degree, holders of a Technological Specialization Course, holders of Professional Higher Technician Course or Over 23 years of Age). Candidates who meet the requirements defined in the International Student Statute can also apply.

Programme requirements

Have completed a total of 180 ECTS

Objectives

The present course of the first cycle has as main objective the training of individuals able to work in accounting, taxation and auditing, with a particular attention to the functions inherent in a business context to these areas. In addition, the course also seeks to ensure the acquisition of skills needed for the students to pursue their studies at a more advanced level, including second and third cycle. The fulfillment of these objectives involves the preparation of the student to apply knowledge in practical environments, the methods relate to the practices and understand the theoretical models underlying the options and practices of accounting standards and tax rules.

Knowledge, abilities and skills to be acquired

Obtain scientific knowledge about accounting, auditing and taxation and other areas as management and mathematics. Relate the different accounting and tax practices in Europe and the USA.The objectives are operationalized through the teaching, which comprises in addition to contact hours, practical work and research (introduction) as well as to answer questions in class but to prepare at home.Promoting internships to develop mainly abroad and the frequency of semesters abroad under the Erasmus. Measuring the level of fulfillment is through the percentage of passes, number of students who express the intention of the Director to do internships and classes overseas.

Further Studies

The degree of Bachelor allows access to postgraduate studies

Career

Certified accountants; Heads of accounting firms; Auditors; Responsible for fiscal management of the company; Financial managers; Consultants in accounting and taxation; Members of the departments of human resources; In private companies and in companies and government departments

Comments

The development of an active policy the professional integration for students, is one of the objectives of this course. Thus, besides the different protocols of collaboration to promote the integration of our students in the probationary period and in-service training in different public and private entities working in the sector in Portugal, this course of study develops ad hoc arrangements with other institutions in order to ensure effective integration of all its students or graduates. The course includes a course of Project. The protocol concluded with the Association of Offical Accounting Technicians, the successful completion of this course gives exemption from compulsory training for access to the same order.